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Employer Identification No.)\n\n2381 Rosegate, Roseville, Minnesota\n 55113\n\n(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)\n\n(612) 331-6910\n\n(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)\n\nSecurities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:    \n\nTitle of each classTrading Symbol:Name of exchange on which registered:    \n\nCommon Shares, par value $.01 per shareHWKNThe Nasdaq Stock Market LLC\n\nSecurities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:    None\n\nIndicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.    Yes  ☑    No  ☐\n\nIndicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.    Yes  ☐    No  ☑\n\nIndicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding twelve months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  ☑    No  ☐\n\nIndicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to submit such files).    Yes  ☑    No  ☐\n\nIndicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.\n\nLarge accelerated filer☑ Accelerated filer☐\n\nNon-accelerated filer\n☐\nSmaller reporting company\n☐\n\nEmerging growth company\n☐\n\nIf an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐\n\nIndicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.   ☑   \n\nIndicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ☐    No  ☑\n\nIf securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. ☑\n\nIndicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). ☐\n\nThe aggregate market value of voting stock held by non-affiliates of the Registrant on September 28, 2025 (the last business day of the Registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter) was approximately $3,549.6 million based upon the closing sale price for the Registrant’s common shares on that date as reported by The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC, excluding all shares held by officers and directors of the Registrant and by the Trustees of the Registrant’s Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust.\n\nAs of May 8, 2026, the Registrant had 20,868,176 shares of common shares outstanding.\n\nDOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE\n\nPortions of our definitive Proxy Statement for the annual meeting of shareholders to be held on July 29, 2026, are incorporated by reference in Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K\n\nFORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS\n\nThe information presented in this Annual Report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). These forward-looking statements have been made pursuant to the provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are not historical facts, but rather are based on our current expectations, estimates and projections, and our beliefs and assumptions. Words such as “anticipate,” \"believe,\" \"estimate,\" “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “seek,” “will” and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond our control and are difficult to predict. These factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or forecasted in the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties are described in the risk factors and elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. We caution you not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect our management’s view only as of the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Except as required by law, we disclaim any intent or obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.\n\nAs used in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, except where otherwise stated or indicated by the context, “Hawkins,” “we,” “us,” the \"Company,” “our,” or the \"Registrant” means Hawkins, Inc. References to \"fiscal 2027\" means our fiscal year ending March 28, 2027, “fiscal 2026” means our fiscal year ended March 29, 2026, “fiscal 2025” means our fiscal year ended March 30, 2025, and “fiscal 2024” means our fiscal year ended March 31, 2024.\n\nii\n\nHawkins, Inc.\n\nAnnual Report on Form 10-K\n\nFor the Fiscal Year Ended March 29, 2026\n\n \n\n  Page\n\nPART I"}